Then you can get a preview of how your Like Box will look after each setting adjustment. And when you get it the way you want it, click “Get Code.”

To get this into your blog, go to your Widgets section, add a new Text Box, and drop the code in the text box. It’s as easy as that, and people will be able to connect with you on Facebook without leaving your site.

Here’s an example of the Facebook LIke Box creator on that link I shared:

2. The Facebook Like Button (and How It Drives Great Traffic)

Again, it’s not a super new tool, but you want to make sure you’re using it properly.

When someone clicks the Like button, a story will show up in their news feed saying that they Liked your post or website. This is great for driving traffic, but they won’t be connected to you on Facebook. They’ll still have to Like your Facebook Page separately… so much Liking to be done!

Or, if you prefer to go the plugin route, you can add something like the Facebook Like Button Plugin that shows the LIke at the bottom of every post: (editor’s note: that’s not recommended because plugins can be inefficient, and become outdated):

3. The New Way to Get Facebook Likes: The Wibiya Toolbar

Have you ever visited a website, and saw a l ittle toolbar at the bottom of the site with a Like button in it?

That little toolbar is called the Wibiya toolbar, and it gives people lots of options to connect with you. They can Like your Facebook Page, see your stream, and even comment on your Facebook Page right from your website.

The downside is that many people don’t know about all the cool features unless they click the Facebook link at the bottom.

4. The Ultra-Powerful WordPress Commenting Plugin LiveFyre

When people leave comments, those comments are stored in the Facebook database… not yours

These are two major problems, and the happy solution is Livefyre.

This comment plugins awesome because you can tag your Facebook friends within the comments to draw attention to your articles. YOu can also easily post it easily to Facebook. And the best part? You own the comments… not Facebook.

The Livefyre plugin is a happy medium because people can login with Facebook or use an e-mail. To learn more, check out the Livefyre website.

Social media is here to stay. Use it well and it will serve you up some fantastic traffic. Just don’t send them away from your website in order to connect with you on your social media platforms.

Thanks Matt! I do like Disqus as well. I really liked Livefyre when it was installed on my own site but I had some issues with the SSL when I used it. Maybe someday I can get that figured out (when I have a spare moment LOL)

I use the facebook like box on my blog, but I find that it mostly brings me the same people again and again.

How do I expand my audience base?

Brett

One word … WordBooker … free plugin for WordPress. Super useful. Does everything you could want to integrate WordPress and Facebook. However, it’s not for the faint of heart. It takes some technical know-how, but it’s well worth the effort. You can find it on the WordPress site at http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordbooker/

Big fan of Wordbooker. Been using it for probably about two years. Although I’d rather do the hard edits in my custom file than use the plugin to insert the Facebook likes. Wordbooker it great if you want to have your posts posted to your Facebook page though.

I am really liking Livefyre… one question I had… what if I keep it on my site and have some 100 comments made on Livefyre. Then if I remove this commenting system, will these 100 made in the time when it was live become a part of my default comments in Wordpress?

Hey there, Jordan from Livefyre here. Really excited to see all the interest in our platform! And thank you Andrea for the great recommendation. Livefyre writes all comments back to your Wordpress database in real-time. That means that the instant you uninstall us (which we hope is never All of your comments will show up via the standard WP comment system. Please let me know if you have any questions, happy to help!

Thanks a lot for the detailed explanation and let me mention that Livefyre is an awesome commenting system that I have come across, thanks to Andrea and Thesis for bringing to my notice

I would be more than happy to cover LiveFyre on my blog and
I would be applying it to my comic related blog which is intended to have a great social media involvement This is exactly something that I was looking for as I earlier installed Facebook comments plugin but that does not keep the comments in the wp db..

I have seen on some people’s site’s comments via facebook. Backtype use to incorporate twitter comments but it doesn’t work anymore. Does anyone know a plug-in that incorporates comments made of twitter and facebook to show up in your blog’s comment section.

I don’t like that you have to have a Facebook name to comment. Disqus doesn’t require this.

Anyone at DIY, is it possible to add a “subscribe to comment” so you can be emailed to see the evolving conversation?

Question about the LiveFyre plugin. If I activate it on my blog, what does it do with all my previous comments on posts before the plugin. Also do I then have to disable the commenting box I have or does it override it? Thanks.

Hey, One thing I am still puzzled about. Is there any specific reason the examples are using IFRAME version of Facebook Social plugins and nor XFBML versions. I was thinking XFBML is the new way to go.
Correct me if I am wrong.

Actually, you don’t need Facebook account to comment via Facebook comment plugin, you can comment with Yahoo, Hotmail or AOL account and more to come in the future. (Facebook comment plugin can be easily configured to accept those login provider)

Yes, I am looking for the same thing Anna is: a plug-in that incorporates comments made of twitter and facebook to show up in your blog’s comment section. I have many people comment just to the facebook page under the post that is linked there, I would love for something that easily allowed these comments to show up on the actual blog site…

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